Thunderbolt 1000T chopper levels 1-7 demonstration

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  • Опубліковано 14 січ 2025
  • Chopper Starts @ (1) 0:09 (2) 0:51(3) 1:31 (4) 2:12 (5) 2:51 (6) 3:33 (7) 4:15 (growl) 5:05
    In this video I'm testing chopper levels 1-7 in my basement, I'm sorry I muted it. Finally got around to testing all chopper levels. The end of the video shows how I set it up, so watch until the end if you're interested.

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  • @lorinhatch9917
    @lorinhatch9917 9 років тому +136

    I like it when he takes the towel out. Sound: PBWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

  • @HardDriveGuruOfficial
    @HardDriveGuruOfficial 9 років тому +52

    Where was this video all my life? LOL Seriously though, for years I've been trying to listen to Thunderbolts at all chopper levels, it's wonderful to have them all in one place. Thanks for doing this! :)

    • @TheRailfanner-ib1cx
      @TheRailfanner-ib1cx 8 років тому +3

      I totally agree with you!!!

    • @childishtombino1275
      @childishtombino1275 7 років тому +2

      Don't try and use this video to learn chopper levels! Because it has no blower, the pitch is higher than normal thus not accurate.

    • @R4nd0ms0meb0dy
      @R4nd0ms0meb0dy 3 місяці тому +1

      I agree 👍

  • @jetstreamsam1646
    @jetstreamsam1646 7 років тому +43

    chopper level 2 sounds like a Carter air raid siren

  • @AJMartinezmtzsubproductions
    @AJMartinezmtzsubproductions 10 років тому +19

    I like how you made a larger gauge of wire with the extension cords that go to the 20 amp switch.

  • @IndyTheGreat
    @IndyTheGreat 13 років тому +17

    I like chopper level 3 the best, but for high/low on the 1003 I like chopper level 4.

  • @bluecylinder
    @bluecylinder 10 років тому +21

    @7:10 "20 amps at 220 really cant kill you" Yes it can.
    It is said that 8mA will kill you. (Yes ok it has to go across your heart, but its considerably less than 20 Amps)

    • @jijzer4581
      @jijzer4581 10 років тому +2

      50 mA is deadly for everybody 8mA can be deadly if you have a weak hart 20 A you wil be roasted and for sure dead if they can find you back

    • @jijzer4581
      @jijzer4581 10 років тому +2

      50 mA is deadly for everybody 8mA can be deadly if you have a weak hart 20 A you wil be roasted and for sure dead if they can find you back

    • @bithiperis3874
      @bithiperis3874 4 роки тому

      No. If you have a weak heart

    • @bithiperis3119
      @bithiperis3119 4 роки тому

      @@jijzer4581 Why don't u listen to me!?

    • @joinTEAMC00LK1D
      @joinTEAMC00LK1D 3 роки тому

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  • @TrackpadProductions
    @TrackpadProductions 11 років тому +14

    I never realized how gigantic these things are. I always saw them from far away, I thought they're as big as a megaphone.

    • @sorcerykid
      @sorcerykid 2 роки тому +6

      I've noticed the same effect with stoplights. From far away they look like a toy, but stand next to one and they are basically the size of a person.

    • @J19_vlogger74
      @J19_vlogger74 Рік тому +1

      @@sorcerykid Streetlights too!

    • @plasmastorm8156
      @plasmastorm8156 Рік тому +3

      Perspective is a helluva drug

  • @Logic44
    @Logic44 7 років тому +11

    4:57 HO-LEE CRAAAAP
    Q: what does it sound like when you unmute a thunderbolt 1000t siren
    A: BWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • @nickh.6809
    @nickh.6809 11 років тому +10

    Never knew about setting 7. I like one the best.

  • @bluecollarcanuck
    @bluecollarcanuck 9 років тому +4

    Nice work on repurposing the cords & so on. Good to see that creativity is still alive.

  • @AdhamOhm
    @AdhamOhm 6 років тому +13

    Setting 2 sounds like a British WWII siren (Carter, etc.) and setting 7 almost sounds like a Siratone. :)

    • @arturwozniak681
      @arturwozniak681 Рік тому

      It actually does sound realistic like the WWII siren

  • @Razecron4403
    @Razecron4403 8 місяців тому +2

    0:12 Chopper LV 1
    0:51 Chopper LV 2
    1:31 Chopper LV 3
    2:12 Chopper LV 4
    2:52 Chopper LV 5
    3:33 Chopper LV 6
    4:16 Chopper LV 7
    5:06 4:58 Chopper test growl

  • @the0limonatorpower530
    @the0limonatorpower530 7 років тому +8

    0:39-0:42 sounds like a winding down 2t22

  • @Duderocks5539
    @Duderocks5539 9 років тому +15

    Chopper level 4 is the best out of all.

    • @carwashreviewsandmore7609
      @carwashreviewsandmore7609 3 роки тому +1

      I agree

    • @zeeboss2762
      @zeeboss2762 2 роки тому

      for anyone who was around during WWI or WWII, level 2 has to be the scariest one (since it sounds like the carter air raid sirens)

  • @JPa311979
    @JPa311979 13 років тому +7

    Nice demonstration and nice work with getting the cords to carry the load that you want. Is that a tube guitar amplifier in the background?

  • @justink4534
    @justink4534 7 років тому +11

    4:57 The 666l V10 Hemi getting rid of the excess loudness after a muffler.

  • @Siren1000T1
    @Siren1000T1 13 років тому +3

    I think Level 5 is the standard factory setting.

  • @westshore6899
    @westshore6899 5 років тому +3

    Umm where could I get one of those?

  • @deleteddeleted172
    @deleteddeleted172 5 років тому +4

    I finally found this again!

  • @douro20
    @douro20 13 років тому +1

    Yes, that is correct. Since the force of air through the chopper will slow it down, this is not representative of tone gradation in actual operation.

  • @benmeyer2916
    @benmeyer2916 7 років тому +4

    At 4:57 when you pulled out that towel is sounded like a big rig jake breaking 😂

  • @jameslynam7647
    @jameslynam7647 9 років тому +9

    African thunderbolts could have eaten that shirt

  • @whoisthisguy724
    @whoisthisguy724 13 років тому +2

    2, 3, and 4 are my favorite speed settings

  • @justink4534
    @justink4534 7 років тому +4

    I was expecting 4:57 to be the siren being a 1003 retracting its solenoids. Edit: I was expecting the siren to be a 1003.

  • @MARKSLIMM
    @MARKSLIMM  13 років тому +1

    @Siren1000T1
    Yes. It even says on the chopper transformer try chopper level 5 before trying others, well that's not what it exactly says but you get it.

  • @boulder89984
    @boulder89984 6 років тому +5

    I run my 1003 on 4. Love them Thunderbolts!

    • @danielletirpkoff4167
      @danielletirpkoff4167 6 років тому +3

      boulder89984 I love Thunderbolts too! Wish that I had a Thunderbolt!

  • @brendangranger3684
    @brendangranger3684 8 років тому +8

    Where was this siren originally located

  • @minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens
    @minnesotaoutdoorwarningsirens 5 років тому +2

    I love that sound

  • @kenz730
    @kenz730 11 років тому +4

    How did you get one of these?

  • @LoneStarSirenProductions
    @LoneStarSirenProductions 5 років тому

    I have a question can I eat this?

  • @rozilahmohdtamrin5862
    @rozilahmohdtamrin5862 4 роки тому +4

    4:16 sounds like a EOWS 612

  • @garyhstorms10
    @garyhstorms10 14 років тому +3

    The lower chopper level carries farther than the high chopper level

  • @friedmanirit
    @friedmanirit 9 років тому +1

    How is it still making noise with a towel stuffed into it and no blower?
    OLD COMMENT.

  • @LouisvilleTorn8o
    @LouisvilleTorn8o 14 років тому +2

    You should have ran the chopper for at least 15-20 seconds for each level, so that we could have heard the exact pitch it peaked at.
    The peak pitch without the blower is usually 4 semitones higher than with the blower running.

    • @sorcerykid
      @sorcerykid 2 роки тому

      Good point I was just thinking the same thing.

  • @scts_official
    @scts_official 8 місяців тому

    Offtopic but what font is that?

  • @FederalSignAndSignal3T22B
    @FederalSignAndSignal3T22B 6 місяців тому

    So you tell me someone could go sabotage a Thunderbolt 1000T and put it at Chopper 1 if they wanted?

  • @TheSimha333
    @TheSimha333 12 років тому +1

    It sounds Different when you put stuff into this siren. When taken off, It Growls A Little Bit.

  • @Mopsspoof
    @Mopsspoof 4 роки тому +1

    I have never known what these sirens are for, can you tell me?

    • @mayaaleshire663
      @mayaaleshire663 4 роки тому

      I don't know if by now you've done independent research but these models were used for civil defense during the cold war. They were then reused as just general warning sirens (in the Midwest we use them for Tornado Warnings or other major bad weather). There are many others that serve the same purpose and now they are often refered to as warning sirens (or a apart of an ows, outdoor warning system). I hope this answers your question and then some!

    • @Mopsspoof
      @Mopsspoof 3 роки тому +1

      @@mayaaleshire663 Fully answered my question if I still hadn't known by now. The comment is pretty old, and I've done some research by now. I find these to be pretty menacing, especially on chopper levels 2, 3, and 7.

  • @Techmatt167Official
    @Techmatt167Official 12 років тому

    are we talking about sirens or parades?

  • @Techmatt167Official
    @Techmatt167Official 13 років тому

    @garyhstorms10 no, the distance is the same. its just the frequency. and when its a lower chopper level, it spreds a bigger beam of sound and when its higher, it creates a smaller beam of sound so learn your siren facts.

  • @youraveragegearhead9993
    @youraveragegearhead9993 7 років тому +4

    0:51

    • @ghousted865
      @ghousted865 4 роки тому +1

      u mean sounds like klaxon cs8

  • @tylermellito
    @tylermellito 10 років тому +2

    Setting 4 is what I would use. It has the best sound

  • @c00lkidd71
    @c00lkidd71 2 роки тому

    Literally the neighbors:
    Honey, the guy set off his siren again.

  • @Cemoman17
    @Cemoman17 11 років тому

    @ amy collins
    I'm in Kansas and most of their thunderbolts are level 5.

    • @deleteddeleted172
      @deleteddeleted172 5 років тому

      Yeah but they are removing them Emporia used to have a few now we have 2001s and mods

  • @snootzie78
    @snootzie78 12 років тому +1

    But....the higher the chopper level is, the higher the wind up/wind down is.

  • @charlie_0701
    @charlie_0701 5 років тому +2

    Setting 3 sounds a bit like a 3T!

    • @1000BT
      @1000BT 3 роки тому

      5/6 +5/6=10/12

  • @dilloncarpenter
    @dilloncarpenter 14 років тому +2

    4:58, Thunderburp. X) haha nice vid. Wish I could do that with mine, I don't have an RCM or AR.

  • @kadeperry673
    @kadeperry673 5 років тому +1

    Setting 7 sounds like the ones in Amarillo

  • @arturwozniak681
    @arturwozniak681 Рік тому +1

    Thunderbolt levels:
    Setting 1: lowest pitch
    Setting 2: lower pitch
    Setting 3: low pitch
    Setting 4: middle pitch of the group
    Setting 5: high pitch (recommended)
    Setting 6: higher pitch
    Setting 7: highest pitch ( my favourite)
    Setting 8: the growl

  • @NicolazRodriguez
    @NicolazRodriguez 9 місяців тому

    Adonde la puedo conseguir

  • @TheSirenCollector
    @TheSirenCollector 9 місяців тому

    I Still Can't Tell The Difference Between The Levels, Which I Have Been Trying To Figure Out.

    • @joyatilano8546
      @joyatilano8546 8 місяців тому

      its the amount of power the chopper gives

  • @N617A
    @N617A 11 років тому +2

    5/6?

  • @AWT5020
    @AWT5020 4 роки тому +1

    Level 3 and 4 sounds like a 3t22 or 2t22

  • @TrainsNStuff
    @TrainsNStuff 8 років тому +2

    Awesome video! I subbed!

    • @TrainsNStuff
      @TrainsNStuff 8 років тому

      I like #2 and #7 as well #8.

    • @PlatinumEagleStudios
      @PlatinumEagleStudios 8 років тому

      There IS no chopper level 8 (-__-)

    • @TrainsNStuff
      @TrainsNStuff 8 років тому

      Oh, well never mind then...I guess I just like looking at it :p

  • @MaryStewart
    @MaryStewart 11 років тому

    how much was this and you have teh blower?

  • @dank980
    @dank980 5 років тому

    Where do you buy these

  • @qu.richards
    @qu.richards 9 років тому +2

    Chopper #7 sounds like SiraTone in noon blast.

    • @Elizabeth-ts4om
      @Elizabeth-ts4om 8 років тому

      I believe Federal Signal did that on purpose

    • @worldofbrandan
      @worldofbrandan 8 років тому

      That's because he set it to do a growl test and he muffled the sound out with a towel.

    • @agoushy74
      @agoushy74 7 років тому

      Quentin Richards yeah it does!! Hahah! I have 4 by me so yeah it does.

  • @dumdum7786
    @dumdum7786 5 років тому +3

    4:57 Jake brake

  • @southeast_minnesota_sirens04
    @southeast_minnesota_sirens04 3 роки тому

    Do you know what RPM for chopper 3 is?

  • @thenorthcat
    @thenorthcat 7 місяців тому

    how the hell is setting 5 recommended

    • @I_also_like_sirens_hehe
      @I_also_like_sirens_hehe 4 місяці тому

      It's the classic pitch of a Thunderbolt. With the blower, the sound is more bearable

  • @curtiscat7969
    @curtiscat7969 7 років тому

    what are the motor speeds for all 7 chopper levels

  • @Patriot2609
    @Patriot2609 4 роки тому

    What is the chopper though never understood is it like the blowing thing?

    • @SkittleKicksPlays
      @SkittleKicksPlays 8 місяців тому

      It is a large fan with precise blades that "chop" the air as it spins (If you have a house fan, turn it on at different speeds and speak into it. You're voice will modulate, and that same principal works on this mechanical siren). Different speeds of the chopper affect the tone of the sound out of the horn. The Federal Q siren that's widely used on fire apparatus works in the same way.

  • @Purrfecttogatoemoji
    @Purrfecttogatoemoji 2 роки тому

    No more test :(

  • @Arpeggioshredder
    @Arpeggioshredder 12 років тому +2

    Excellent video. Kudos

  • @georgeanderson9957
    @georgeanderson9957 7 місяців тому

    Austin's sounded like between 3-4, maybe the towels....

  • @WJCTechyman
    @WJCTechyman 11 років тому

    You said that 20 Amperes at 250 V won't kill you, and that it only hurts. Trust me, it can kill you, it takes milliamperes across the heart to kill someone. 20 Amperes at 12 Volts can kill, even 20 Amperes at one. However, I didn't realize that the siren motor on these thunderbolts had variable speeds through voltage. Nicely done.

  • @nic2000py
    @nic2000py 20 днів тому

    You can make it sound like 2t22
    5/6 port x2 = 10/12
    So you double the rpm or go on chopper lv 7

  • @coydog7902
    @coydog7902 6 років тому

    Why is chopper level 5 recommended?

    • @SkittleKicksPlays
      @SkittleKicksPlays 8 місяців тому

      Most likely it has the greatest distance of sound travel.

  • @t41flyer
    @t41flyer 4 роки тому

    I'd say MarkSlimm is also an accomplished guitarist. There is a guitar amp in the background.

  • @2t22tornadosiren
    @2t22tornadosiren 11 років тому +1

    What rpm is chopper level 2?

  • @bkriegel95
    @bkriegel95 12 років тому

    I could see why you put some stuff in the horn to muffle the sound

  • @Cemoman17
    @Cemoman17 11 років тому

    Topeka, Kansas*

  • @eliburns6355
    @eliburns6355 8 років тому

    Why did you stuff a T-shirt into the projector?

    • @therandomytchannel4318
      @therandomytchannel4318 8 років тому

      Eli Burns I always wondered how the tbolt would sound like with no horn, lol

    • @eliburns6355
      @eliburns6355 8 років тому

      I'm sure there's videos.

    • @NM_Tech
      @NM_Tech 8 років тому

      Eli Burns Those kinds of videos would just be Chopper tests.

    • @eliburns6355
      @eliburns6355 8 років тому

      Nathan Andrew I thought that's what this was!

    • @NM_Tech
      @NM_Tech 8 років тому

      Eli Burns I'm talking about With no horn attached. To see what the chopper on the inside looks like.

  • @gracesukhu3205
    @gracesukhu3205 5 років тому

    i like your thunderbolt siren

  • @KSE828
    @KSE828 13 років тому +1

    They all sound very similar.

  • @ghousted865
    @ghousted865 4 роки тому +4

    2:17 3t22

  • @Vmt-thebellringer
    @Vmt-thebellringer Рік тому +1

    Bro sound aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?!?!?!?!?!

  • @rnbsteenstar
    @rnbsteenstar 6 років тому

    Keep the towels in, you're annoying the neighbors! LoL 😂

  • @Luka-sb3lq
    @Luka-sb3lq 5 років тому +1

    3 and up are the best

  • @seekingthekingdom101
    @seekingthekingdom101 2 роки тому +1

    It sound like a 3T22

  • @jacksonoffical
    @jacksonoffical 4 роки тому

    setting 7 sounds like a modulator wail

  • @_CTag
    @_CTag 8 років тому +1

    Can you take the horn

  • @therandomytchannel4318
    @therandomytchannel4318 8 років тому +1

    Don't know if this has been asked before, but what would it sound like without the horn, lol :p

  • @yx6889
    @yx6889 8 років тому

    The 2nd level sounds like an Escape at the highest tone

  • @TheEST270SPO
    @TheEST270SPO 2 роки тому +1

    4:58 bwaaaa

  • @michellebarr1585
    @michellebarr1585 4 роки тому

    Wow nice thunderbolt

  • @Jwilliams21007
    @Jwilliams21007 3 роки тому

    Setting 7 sounds like does 612 wail

  • @bccarl88
    @bccarl88 12 років тому

    I've bet you've pissed off alot of neighbors testing that thing lol

  • @wilkomaticmonorapide7814
    @wilkomaticmonorapide7814 7 років тому +1

    It takes around 25ma to cause serious damage including death this is why RCDs RCBOs are set at 30ma for additional protection against earth fault and electric shock They must disconnect with in 300ms at x1 and 40ms at x5 in testing stopping serious injury over this amount of current. Voltage is pressure amps is the flow of current it’s amps that kill not the voltage thought voltage can still cause injury.
    T-tech Electrical services.

  • @clemgon1
    @clemgon1 12 років тому +1

    It sounds like THX

  • @AndersonHobbyBoy
    @AndersonHobbyBoy Рік тому

    Nearly sounds like an XT22

  • @drewbrooks6872
    @drewbrooks6872 7 років тому

    The difference is the pitch and sound

  • @user-xg8ki3vr2k
    @user-xg8ki3vr2k 4 роки тому +2

    4:58

  • @drewbrooks6872
    @drewbrooks6872 7 років тому +1

    7 sounds like a ewos siren

  • @bithiperis3874
    @bithiperis3874 4 роки тому

    Setting 3 sounds like a 3t22

  • @박오톰
    @박오톰 3 роки тому

    Love setting 4

  • @JCP0126
    @JCP0126 3 місяці тому

    On setting 7 its gona be without the towel BE like braaaaaaAaAaaAaAAaÀaaaaAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @abdurahman6403
    @abdurahman6403 7 років тому

    I love setting 3

  • @WJCTechyman
    @WJCTechyman 11 років тому

    After I posted my comment I saw yours. Thank goodness someone else agrees with me.

  • @SchucoCanAmGuy
    @SchucoCanAmGuy 6 років тому

    They kinda sound like a 2t22.